Never thought I'd make it this far Intro (spoken / soft sung, almost acapella) Daddy was a rolling stone… but he never rose again. Absent father, broken home—just a boy with no amen. (Instrumental build: organ chords, soft snare, bass sliding in) ⸻ Verse 1 Daddy was a rolling stone, but he wasn’t resurrected, Absent father, had a son, but his phone never got the message. Family ties and gangsta blues, wasn’t nothing else to mess with, Looking, searching, crying nights, Witnessing these domestics. Raised by another man who loved to raise his hand, Hit my momma every chance he got—Lord, I want him dead! Imagine coming to grips with the busted lips, I need out right now, somebody call the crips. ⸻ Hook (soulful, full-band swell) 🎵 Never thought I’d make it this far, Carrying these broken scars. No help, no hope—just pain in the dark, But the Lord said wait, stand still, and know that I Am God. 🎵 (Choir echoes: “Know that I Am… God… Know that I Am… God…”) ⸻ Verse 2 Uncle Mike or Dell Dogg, lil’ Hopper or Big Frog, Anybody I could call to make this violence stop. He’s only this tall, but I’m feeling so small, Living like a prisoner, waiting for the fall. Dreams were buried deep under liquor and rage, But God whispered softly, “Son, I’ll turn the page.” I cried out in silence, I cried out in fear, But mercy found a broken boy, and grace pulled me near. ⸻ Hook (repeat, stronger, choir joins) 🎵 Never thought I’d make it this far, Carrying these broken scars. No help, no hope—just pain in the dark, But the Lord said wait, stand still, and know that I Am God. 🎵 ⸻ Bridge (shift to hope, Hammond organ + guitar riff) 🎵 You took my pain, turned it to praise, Lifted my eyes, showed me Your ways. Chains are broken, I’m finally free, Father in Heaven, You’re a father to me. 🎵 (Choir: “Father to me, Father to me…”) ⸻ Hook (final, with ad libs / choir) 🎵 Never thought I’d make it this far (ohh, You carried me, Lord), Carrying these broken scars (healing my heart, yeah). No help, no hope—just pain in the dark (but You gave me light), And the Lord said wait, stand still, know that I Am God. 🎵 (Choir repeats & fades: “Know that I Am… God… Know who I Am… God…”) ⸻ Outro (fade down, acapella + hums) Daddy was a rolling stone… but my Father is alive. He gave me peace, He gave me joy… He gave me life.
